US EditionImmigration Judge Orders Deportation of NYC Council Data Analyst Rafael Rubio
The deportation order follows a missing signature on asylum paperwork; New York City Council Speaker vows to appeal by April 17 to secure Rubio's release.
- At a March 18 hearing, immigration judge Charles R. Conroy ordered Rafael Rubio, a City Council data analyst, deported after his Jan. 12 arrest at an asylum appointment in Bethpage.
- Disputes over Temporary Protected Status prompted Conroy to question Rubio's claim of protected status at a Feb. 26, 2026 hearing after DHS terminated TPS for Venezuelans last October.
- On Wednesday, Menin said, 'Today, in immigration court, Judge Conroy deemed Rafael's asylum application, quote unquote, 'abandoned' based on a technical issue related to a missing signature' and that 'the judge refused to allow the issue to be corrected.'
- Rubio remains in ICE custody after being denied bond and is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn while a habeas corpus proceeding in Manhattan federal court proceeds.
- According to the Department of Homeland Security, Rafael Rubio overstayed a 2017 tourist visa, was arrested for assault, and lacks work authorization, while City Council officials and allies say he was authorized and are engaging Congress and New York officials to fight the order.
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New York City Council Speaker Condemns Judge’s Order to Deport Staffer
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin on March 18 condemned a decision by an immigration judge to deport a staffer to Venezuela. She said in a statement that the council was “outraged” that Judge Charles Conroy ordered the removal of Rafael Rubio, the council employee, on March 18 after he was arrested more than two months ago during a routine immigration check. Following his arrest, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Jan. 1…
Immigration Judge Orders Deportation Of Zohran Mamdani's NYC Council Employee - The American Tribune.com
In a hilarious moment, an immigration judge ordered the deportation of Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a Venezuelan national employed as a data analyst by the New York City Council. DHS identified him as an undocumented immigrant who overstayed a 2017 B2 tourist visa, had no work authorization, and had a prior assault arrest. For context, he was detained in January 2026 during a routine immigration appointment. NYC officials, including Council Sp…
Mamdani rages as immigration judge orders deportation of NYC Council employee · American Wire News
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lashed out at what he called an “affront to justice” after an immigration judge ordered the deportation of a former City Council employee who was detained earlier this year. In January, 53-year-old Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez – a Venezuelan national – checked in for a “routine immigration appointment” in Nassau County and was taken into custody when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified him as …
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